Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-09
THINGS THAT COUNT
A glimpse at Few of the Agencies that
are Pushing For; Worth Speedily
10 the Front.
Tho Roseate Hue of the Brightest Dawn
that Ever Smiled on the Queen City.
Some Frozen Facts

4 LIZ bANhA IL Las klulS S0I5 uOEuluS
for brief mention of only q few of the en-
terprises and agencies that are so surely
going to place Fort Worth at the head Of
the procession of Texas towns, that, IS
between it and any other Texas city, any
question of rivalry will be thing of the
past. 1t can be truthfully stated that
never at any former period of the towns
history was the outlook so full OF hope
never were the people so confident and
so bouysnt.
! INDUSTRIAL MATTERS.
The stockholders of the Moss Horse
Collar factory had q meeting yesterday
81 which they elected the following di-
rectors: w. F. Lake, Max Elser, S. NJ.
Fry, Jas. Harrison, T. II. Roe, F. P:
Moore, E. B. Daggett, Zane Celti and W.
j. Tackaberry. The capital stock
is put st $4,000, and a
charter will be obtained right away.
Specimens of these collars may be seen
at the office of the secretary of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Bureau. They
are given up to be tirst-clsss by practical
men, and will be turned out in Fort
| Worth in large quantities. Special ma
chinery from New York will be obtained
and only the very best grade Of goods
will be made.
The three-s story addition to Walker &
Keith's tannery on the river is nearly
done.
The Fort Worth Tsnnery Company,
in which g number OF the
most solid men of the city are inter
ested, are waiting railroad movements to
purchase an eligible site and will soou
start putting up works on an extensive
scale.
An incandescent light plant to cost
$40 900, employing two eighty horse pow
er engines, will be in operation in the
near future.
The new foundry buildings on the rail-
road reservation, the largest OF the kind
in Texas, are approaching compIetioniand
will afford work for many q bread winner
| in Fort Worth.
Mr.. HOuga, Kansas City capitalist
who is prospecting foc location to be-
gin the manufacture of granite roofing,
was shown over the city yesterday and
was well pleased. The abundance of
gravel, material required in his IN
dustrY, is great point in favor OF this
city. The gravel beds of the Trinity,
right at the city, are practically mex
| haustible. They will also keep the
streets of Fort Worth in good repair for
generations so come.
LITTLE ABOUT HOUSES.
gentleman who is posted said yester-
day that the Cumberland PRESBYTERIAN
church will build very soon a $40, 900
temple of worship.
The First Baptist church will do like
wise ere many days.
The new Fourth Street Methodist
church will be ready for occupancy ere
summer departs. 1t is q beautiful brick
and stone combination, and costs SIS, 200
with the furniture.
Mr. Jake Johnson's handsome resi-
dence on the South Side, costing $4,000
is not quite finished. Other dwellings
equally as fine will shortly be commenced
in the same locality.
THE REAL ESTATE MARKET.
Confidence in the permanent value of
Fort Worth realty is undated. Within
the last ten days one gentleman has
bought 100000 worth of Main and Rusk
street property, and he smilingly declares
he will yet double the money invested.
Yesterday prominent lawyer took in
WeGtherford street property 10 the
amount of $4,000, and was offered
handsome profit on the deal before the
day closed. He declined. None of the
above transfers are as yet recorded, but
they are bona fide and straw to show
the activity that is coming. From some
cause there seems to be 3 general
belief that West WeatherforG street or
perhaps West BeIknap is going TO be
great business thoroughfare in the near
future, probably as far down as Florence
street.
Some day this week it is understood
that the real estate agents of the city will
meet and form real estate exchange, q
subject that has long been preached by
some of the most active and successful
agents of the city.
GRAPE CULTURE.
A party of Sicilian vinicuIturists under
the patronage of Colonel J. P. Smith
have set out 90, 900 grapevines of varie-
ties best suited to Texas, in the valley
Just across the river. The vines are
healthy and give promise Of great things
in the future.
GOING TO BEAUTIFY.
Colonel Nathan f. Barrett of New York, |
the celebrated engineer and landscape
artist who planned the beautiful city of
Pullman, has been sent for
and will shortly arrive to
begin the work of laying out North Fort
Worth. plat of the ground has been
sent him and it is understood he ex-
pressed the confident opinion that this
portion of the city will be made surpsss-
ingly beautiful. 1t will be traversed by
dummy lines of cars, and every require
ment of catholicism IS we'll as conven- |
fence will be looked after and met by this
eminent engineer. He will also super
intend the picturesque psrk that is to be |
the GROWING glory of East Fort Worth.